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Steve Wilks has earned the Panthers head coaching job

Steve Wilks, I think has earned the head coaching job. I think what he's done... he, this should be his job. If he doesn't get the job, get him on a plane to Lincoln and immediately fire Matt Rhule and bring Steve Wilks in there.

The Panthers did not hire Steve Wilks; they hired Frank Reich (who was later fired in his first season). Wilks joined the 49ers as DC.

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Dec 12, 2022
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Jameson Williams is a home run of a draft pick because of how his career started

Jameson Williams is a home run of a draft pick just because of the way that [his] career started [with a 41-yard touchdown].

Jameson Williams had a breakout 2024 season with the Lions: 58 receptions for 1,001 yards and 7 TDs, with four 50+ yard touchdowns. He validated being called a 'home run' draft pick.
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Dec 12, 2022
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The Lions are currently the third best team in the NFC

I'm be, I'm joking a little bit when I say that they're the best team in the nfc, they're probably, they're probably number three right now in terms of how they're playing. Yeah. It's probably the Eagles, the 49ers and then the Lions are actually that good.

The Lions finished the season 9-8 and missed the playoffs. While they were playing well, the Cowboys and Vikings finished with much better records and advanced further.
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Dec 12, 2022
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The Jets are currently playing Super Bowl football and are true contenders

We're like, we're looking at the Super Bowl now. He's right. That is Super Bowl football... that is the Super Bowl contender.

The Jets finished the 2022 season on a 6-game losing streak and missed the playoffs entirely.

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The Ravens' fourth-quarter problems are moving earlier

Historically, the fourth-quarter Ravens have not been a great team. That fourth-quarter Ravens has started to creep its way into the third-quarter Ravens. And I think eventually it's going to keep creeping earlier and earlier in the game. I don't think it's going to get better because the defense does not look good.

This is a season-long assessment that can only be judged against Baltimore's eventual 2026 performance.
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Baker Mayfield has a real revenge game against Cleveland

This is like a big Baker revenge spot too. This is not a made-up Baker—I have a perceived slight against me because some team didn't trade for me when I was on the market. This is Baker Mayfield against Stefanski, and they haven't talked since he left Cleveland.

Whether the personal history materially affects the game is subjective, though the stated public grievance is part of the episode's context.
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The NFL should reduce the season to 16 games

I'm going to say it. I think that 17 games is too much. I like the scarcity. I like if you brought it back to 16, because the NFL's also been playing this game for a long time where they have to find safer-looking ways to do a dangerous activity.

The preferred NFL schedule is a policy judgment, though the player-safety rationale is grounded in the discussion's cited study.